A comparison of fuel use between a low cost, improved wood stove and traditional three-stone stove in rural Kenya

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 258-266

  Ochieng, Caroline A ^a   Tonne, Cathryn ^a   Vardoulakis, Sotiris ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; CCT; CO; Environmental impacts; Fuel use; GIZ; Kenya; Kitchen performance test; KPT; PICs; RMS; Rocket mud stove; SES

Indexed keywords

CCT; FUEL USE; GIZ; KENYA; KPT; PERFORMANCE TESTS; PICS; RMS; SES;

BIOMASS; COBALT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELS; ROCKETS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

STOVES;

BIOMASS POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; RURAL AREA;

BIOMASS; FUELS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

KENYA;

EID: 84888827810     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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